Wyandotte Roosevelt was overpowered on offense and defense in a 31-3 loss to Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice in the Division 2 football state semifinals Saturday.

The Roosevelt offense was unsuccessful against the stifling defense of Brother Rice, with senior quarterback Kevin Matejko going 12-of-25 passing for just 110 yards and D'Aries Davis leading the running game with just 31 yards on eight carries.

Wyandotte's defense also had a tough day, allowing Brother Rice to gain 325 of total offense, with 266 of that on the ground. Brother Rice had four different players score.

"We came in here and we were prepared,'' Matejko said. "Brother Rice is a really good team and executed when they needed to. They got it done."

Wyandotte coach Ron Adams wasn't pleased with the way his team played.

"We made mistakes when you can't make them,'' he said. "More importantly, offensively it seemed like we moved the ball well at times, but we still had the same problems that we have had the last couple of weeks.

"We couldn't find a way of scoring when we had opportunities in the red zone."

The only score for Wyandotte came with 13.7 seconds left in the second quarter on junior Jacob Simpson's 39-yard field goal.

But Brother Rice came right back to make the halftime score 17-3 after Brian Walker's 63-yard kickoff return set up Jason Alessi's 36-yard field goal. It wasn't close after that.

"We came in confident. Our defense: they do what they do,'' Walker said. "There's not many things offenses can do against our defense.''

Brother Rice coach Al Fracassa is excited for what's in store for his team, which faces Muskegon in the Division 2 final at 1 p.m. Friday.

"We enjoy all the wins,'' he said. "This was a special one because we're going to Ford Field. Everybody's dream is to get there, so I think that our dream now is to see if we can win it.

"We've accomplished the dream, but now it's another thing to play against a very good team and prepare for them."

Wyandotte miss miss Matejko, the graduating quarterback.

"Kevin is a class act and a hard worker,'' Adams said. "He's a competitor and he wants to win. this kid is going to be missed.

"Quietly he led this program to 21 wins and hopefully he will be able to look back on this and say he was proud to be part of this program."

Matejko will miss Wyandotte football, too.

"Unforgettable, " he said. "This has been the most fun year of football for me. I love every one of these kids. They are like my brothers, and I'd die for them."

Next season there are high expectations for this Roosevelt team.

"This group took us to a step that we have never been to,'' Adams said. "They have laid the foundation for the future Bears and the future football program to get to the next step.''

Wyandotte Roosevelt had one of its best seasons in school history, tying the record for longest playoff run and setting the record for most victories in a season at 11-2.

"This season was filled with a lot of great memories,'' Adams said. "I'll appreciate it a lot more down the road."